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A century Later, the legacy of enslaved workers from India still shapes the Caribbean culture
03/14/2017 - 04:40
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The 19th-century brought large numbers of enslaved workers, mostly Indians and Hindus, to the Caribbean. The arguments about marriage and terrorism are part of its legacy.
GPHCC Mixer at Barra Rossa (Photo Gallery)
03/13/2017 - 17:04
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The Greater Philadelphia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce kicks off the first network mixer of 2017
Patria, Fernando Aramburu’s Novel: neither Victims nor Executioners
03/10/2017 - 01:50
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Fernando Aramburu is a poet, essayist and novelist born in 1959 in San Sebastian, Spain. To date he has published more than twenty works and has received several important prizes, including the Prize of the Royal Academy and the Mario Vargas Llosa NH Prize in 2008 for his collection of short stories, Los peces de la amargura (The Fish of Bitterness). But his biggest critical and editorial success has been due to his latest novel, Patria (Home Country), chosen as the book of the year by ABC Cultural, now on its ninth printing with over 100,000 copies sold.
[OP-ED]: Lo femenino
03/10/2017 - 01:29
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¿Cómo integrar en tiempos de guerra y de violencia equipos de reflexión con personas de distintas culturas, razas y religiones? Durante 5 días representantes de 40 países -hombres y mujeres- se reunieron en Jaipur, India, para hacer una reflexión global sobre cómo aplicar los principios femeninos para crear una nueva lista de prioridades que beneficien a la comunidad mundial.
¿Por qué se canceló el Carnaval de Puebla en Filadelfia?
03/10/2017 - 00:31
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El discurso xenófono de Donald Trump ha empezado tener efectos en la vida de comunidades como la mexicana de Filadelfia, que acaba de cancelar una de sus mayores celebraciones.
"20 years in Cuba is not the same as in the rest of the world", Alice de Andrade, filmmaker
03/09/2017 - 19:50
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Brazilian filmmaker Alice de Andrade's 1993 documentary "Luna de miel" (Honeymoon) looked at young married couples in Cuba. Her new documentary "Veinte Años" (Twenty Years), presented on Thursday at the Miami International Film Festival, examines some of these people's lives more than two decades later.
6 Philly Buildings Designed by Female Architects
03/09/2017 - 14:00
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From private residences to public spaces, Women architects have left their footprint in the city
Latina Scientists of the 20th Century (Photo gallery)
03/08/2017 - 18:27
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The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that the Hispanic population in the U.S. will reach 132.8 million (or 30 percent of the total U.S. population) by the year 2050. But Latino students, along with other minorities, continue to be underrepresented in the STEM disciplines and to receive STEM degrees at a lower rate than their White counterparts. Latino students are more likely than Whites to be exposed to funding inequities and to have science teachers who did not major in science.
El mundo celebra el Día de la Mujer
03/08/2017 - 13:00
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Siendo una celebración que abre un amplio debate, el Día Internacional de la Mujer pareciera cobrar cada vez más fuerza.
Durante décadas la lucha por la igualdad de género ha ido ampliando su diámetro y hoy en día se ha transformado visiblemente en una lucha contra la violencia, la pobreza, la inequidad y la ignorancia.
Y el 2017 parece venir cargado con esa fuerza ideológica que no ha pasado desapercibida. El mundo entero ha utilizado los medios para celebrar un día que nos recuerda que la lucha sigue.
Mexico City sex workers in an endless battle against oppression
03/08/2017 - 12:38
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The approval of a new Law on Crimes of Human Trafficking, which identifies prostitution with exploitation, plus the closing down of tolerance zones where prostitution is permitted, have forced sex workers into dangerous areas. One of the darker aspects of the trade is police persecution, since cops have been known to abuse their authority over women working illegally.
"La Soledad," a film that symbolizes Venezuela's decline
03/08/2017 - 12:22
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Venezuelan filmmaker Jorge Thielen Armand says his new film "La Soledad" does its bit to "create a dialogue about what is happening" in Venezuela,"
Trump subraya su "tremendo respeto" hacia las mujeres
03/08/2017 - 11:51
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El presidente Donald Trump subrayó hoy su "tremendo respeto" hacia las mujeres, al pedir "honrar" el papel fundamental que tienen en el país y en todo el mundo con motivo del Día Internacional de la Mujer.
"Tengo un tremendo respeto por las mujeres y los muchos papeles que cumplen (y) que son vitales para la estructura de nuestra sociedad y nuestra economía", comentó Trump en su cuenta de Twitter.
Jordi Soler: Sin el siglo XIX no se entiende el “fenómeno Trump”
03/07/2017 - 13:58
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Jordi Soler presenta “El cuerpo eléctrico”, novela que se sitúa en una época en la que Estados Unidos vivía el florecimiento de un “capitalismo salvaje”, que explica el hecho de que, años después, un personaje como Donald Trump haya podido llegar a la Casa Blanca, asegura el autor mexicano.
Top 5 de Artistas Latinos que deberías estar escuchando
03/07/2017 - 12:26
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AL DÍA estrena su rincón de recomendaciones musicales, exponiendo lo mejor de la música Latinoamericana actual. Estos son los 5 artistas que deberías estar escuchando, y nuestra selección particular de sus canciones.
New Short Film educates Undocumented immigrants on what to do if arrested
03/07/2017 - 11:07
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The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA), the largest immigrant rights organization based in California, just released "America; I Too", the second short film in a series of films addressed to help illegal immigrants, starring Academy Award nominee Barkhad Abdi.
“Todo partido es una vida en miniatura” - Open, André Agassi - Crítica de libro
03/07/2017 - 10:00
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En "Open. An Autobiography", el tenista André Agassi relata sin tapujos la historia de una vida marcada por un padre obsesionado por transformarle en el número uno del tenis.
Why Mediterranean Diet is Better than American Diet
03/07/2017 - 05:58
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Harvard scholar and professor of preventive medicine Miguel Ángel Martínez-González explains El País the challenge of keeping society healthy in face of aggressive food industry tactics
Berta Cáceres' family seeks justice on anniversary of activist's death
03/07/2017 - 05:20
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A year on from the activist’s murder, dam project she was battling against is still set to go ahead
"I’m usually the only Latina in the room"
03/07/2017 - 01:12
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Reaching the top is nothing without reaching back to help those behind you according to Yasseline Díaz. From her early college career to the present, Díaz felt that her mission has always been to help those who need it most. Though she is far from her original goal of being a Physical Therapist, Díaz has managed to transform lives on a daily basis. From her charity work to her position in the Community Affairs department of Independence Blue Cross, she still manages to impact neighborhoods throughout the city.
“Siempre ha existido el concepto erróneo de que una mujer no puede ser líder”
03/07/2017 - 01:11
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Cuéntenos más sobre su carrera actual. ¿Cómo ha llegado hasta aquí?
Alynda Lee Segarra: "I gotta claim this, this is who I am"
03/03/2017 - 06:26
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In her new album, Hurray for the Riff Raff leader, a defiantly Puerto Rican, wants to stand up for all America’s marginalised voices. As reported in The Guardian.
Ani Cordero: “Anyone in my concert should expect something political”
03/01/2017 - 11:39
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Ani Cordero is a passionate singer, songwriter, drummer, guitarist, and Latin American music researcher living in NYC. She will perform a concert next Sunday March 5th at the Calvary Center in Philadelphia to present her latest album "Querido Mundo."
Ani Cordero: “Los que vengan a mi concierto van a escuchar algo político”
03/01/2017 - 11:12
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La cantante de origen puertorriqueño Ani Cordero ha convertido sus canciones en una forma de conectar con sus raíces culturales y de denunciar las injusticias sociales en Estados Unidos. El domingo 5 de marzo presentará en Filadelfia su nuevo álbum “Querido Mundo.”
10 Latina Warriors you should know
02/28/2017 - 17:45
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Suffragettes, protesters, speakers and leaders - from Ana Roqué Géigel de Duprey and Luisa Capetillo in the late 1800s to Mariposa Fernández and Monica Carrillo in our current times - since the beginning of the 20th century, women have had to fight for their place in society as equal individuals, in front of a oppressive masculine society and a convenient feminine one.